Carmarthenshire Senior Cup Explained

Founded:	1932
Current:	2023–24
Most Successful Club:	Bwlch Rangers (11 titles)

The Carmarthenshire Senior Cup (currently the Rooks Trophies Senior Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football knockout tournament involving teams from in Carmarthenshire, West Wales who play in leagues administered and associated with the Carmarthenshire Association Football League.

Past winners

Since the league began the following clubs have been senior cup winners.^[1]

1920s

• 1925–26:
• 1926–27: Llanelly Steel^[2]
• 1927–28: Dafen Welfare^[3]
• 1928–29:
• 1929–30:

1930s

• 1930–31:
• 1931–32:
• 1932–33: Bwlch Rangers
• 1933–34: Bwlch Rangers
• 1934–35: Halfway United
• 1935–36: Halfway United
  • 1936–37: Bwlch Rangers 1937–38: Gorsddu Rangers
• 1938–39: Cathan Stars
• 1939–40: No competition

1940s

• 1940–41: No competition
• 1941–42: No competition
• 1942–43: No competition
• 1943–44: No competition
• 1944–45: No competition
• 1945–46: No competition
• 1946–47: Dafen Welfare
• 1947–48: Hatchers Corries
  • 1948–49: Bwlch Rangers 1949–50: Bwlch Rangers

1950s

• • 1950–51: Bwlch Rangers 1951–52: Ammanford United
• 1952–53: Dafen Welfare
  • 1953–54: Bwlch Rangers 1954–55: Babcock & Wilcox
  • 1955–56: Bwlch Rangers 1956–57: Mercury Athletic
• 1957–58: Llanelli Steel
  • 1958–59: Bwlch Rangers 1959–60: Ammanford Athletic

1960s

• 1960–61: Llanelli A
• 1961–62: Llanelli Steel
• 1962–63: Ammanford United
• 1963–64: Pengelli United
• 1964–65: Llanelli A
• 1965–66: Llanelli Steel
• 1966–67: Pengelli United
• 1967–68: Llanelli Steel
• 1968–69: Gorseinon Athletic
• 1969–70: Llanelli Steel

1970s

• 1970–71: Llanelli Steel
• 1971–72: Llanelli A
  • 1972–73: Gorseinon Athletic 1973–74: Pengelli United
• 1974–75: Dafen Welfare
• 1975–76: Gorseinon Athletic
• 1976–77: Dafen Welfare
• 1977–78: Garden Suburbs
• 1978–79: Bowdens
• 1979–80: Garden Suburbs

1980s

• 1980–81: Llanelli Steel
  • 1981–82: Dafen Welfare 1982–83: Garden Suburbs
• 1983–84: Gorseinon Athletic
• 1984–85: Gorseinon Athletic
• 1985–86: Gorseinon Athletic
• 1986–87: Gorseinon Athletic
• 1987–88: Llanelli A

1990s

• 1990–91: Pre Star Sports
• 1991–92: Llanelli Steel
• 1992–93: Drefach
• 1993–94: Llanelli Steel
• 1994–95: Garden Village
• 1995–96: Garden Village
• 1996–97: Garden Village
• 1997–98: Camford Sports
• 1998–99: Penllergaer

2000s

• • 2000–01: Trostre Sports 2001–02: Seaside
• 2002–03: Llanelli Steel
  • 2003–04: Evans & Williams 2004–05: Seaside
    • 2005–06: Trostre Sports 2006–07: Trostre Sports 2007–08: Bwlch Rangers
• 2008–09: Pengelli United

2010s

• 2010–11: Loughor
  • 2011–12: Seaside 2012–13: Seaside
• 2013–14: Pengelli United
  • • 2014–15: Seaside 2015–16: Trostre Sports 2016–17: Seaside
• 2017–18: Bwlch Rangers
• 2018–19: Ammanford reserves^[4]
• 2019–20: Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

2020s

• 2020–21: Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Number of competition wins since 1930s

• Bwlch Rangers – 11
• Llanelli Steel – 10 (+1 in the 1920s)
• Gorseinon Athletic – 8
• Seaside – 8
• Dafen Welfare – 6 (+1 in the 1920s)
• Pengelli United – 5
• Trostre Sports – 5
• Garden Village – 4
• Llanelli A – 4
• Garden Suburbs – 3
• Ammanford United – 2
• Evans & Williams – 2
• Halfway United – 2
• Ammanford reserves – 1
• Ammanford Athletic – 1
• Babcock & Wilcox – 1
• Bowdens – 1
• Camford Sports – 1
• Cathan Stars – 1
• Drefach – 1
• Gorsddu Rangers – 1
• Hatchers Corries – 1
• Loughor Rovers – 1
• Mercury Athletic – 1
• Penllergaer – 1
• Pre Star Sports – 1

See also

• Pembrokeshire Senior Cup - a similar competition in neighbouring Pembrokeshire.

External links

• Carmarthenshire Association Football League

Notes and References

1. Web site: L.T.C. MOBILITY | Carmarthenshire Association Football League SEASON 2018/19. 2018-08-13. 2019-06-28.
2. Web site: History - Dafen Welfare AFC.
3. Web site: Honours - Dafen Welfare AFC.
4. Web site: Ammanford taste Senior Cup success. 15 April 2019.